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English → Pt THE SONNETS Level 9/10

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Lo in the orient when the gracious light

Eis que no oriente, quando a graciosa luz

Lifts up his burning head, each under eye

Ergue sua ardente cabeça, cada olho abaixo

Doth homage to his new-appearing sight,

Presta homenagem à sua nova e aparecida visão,

Serving with looks his sacred majesty,

Servindo com olhares à sua sagrada majestade,

And having climbed the steep-up heavenly hill,

E tendo escalado a íngreme colina celestial,

Resembling strong youth in his middle age,

Assemelhando-se à forte juventude em sua meia-idade,

Yet mortal looks adore his beauty still,

Ainda assim, olhares mortais adoram sua beleza,

Attending on his golden pilgrimage:

Assistindo à sua dourada peregrinação:

But when from highmost pitch with weary car,

Mas quando do mais alto ponto, com carro cansado,

Like feeble age he reeleth from the day,

Como a débil velhice, ele vacila ao fim do dia,

The eyes (fore duteous) now converted are

Os olhos (antes obedientes) agora se voltam

From his low tract and look another way:

De seu baixo caminho e olham para outro lado:

So thou, thyself out-going in thy noon:

Assim tu, a ti mesmo superando em teu meio-dia:

Unlooked on diest unless thou get a son.

Morres sem ser visto, a menos que tenhas um filho.

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8

Music to hear, why hear'st thou music sadly?

Tu que és música ao ouvir, por que ouves a música com tristeza?

Sweets with sweets war not, joy delights in joy:

O doce não guerreia com o doce, a alegria se deleita na alegria:

Why lov'st thou that which thou receiv'st not gladly,

Por que amas aquilo que não recebes com prazer,

Or else receiv'st with pleasure thine annoy?

Ou então recebes com prazer o teu próprio desgosto?

If the true concord of well-tuned sounds,

Se a verdadeira concórdia de sons bem afinados,

By unions married do offend thine ear,

Unidos em harmonia ofendem o teu ouvido,

They do but sweetly chide thee, who confounds

Eles apenas te repreendem docemente, tu que confundes

In singleness the parts that thou shouldst bear:

Na solidão os papéis que deverias desempenhar:

Mark how one string sweet husband to another,

Observa como uma corda, doce esposo de outra,

Strikes each in each by mutual ordering;

Toca cada uma na outra por mútua ordenação;

Resembling sire, and child, and happy mother,

Assemelhando-se ao pai, e ao filho, e à feliz mãe,

Who all in one, one pleasing note do sing:

Que todos em um, uma nota agradável entoam:

Whose speechless song being many, seeming one,

Cujo canto silencioso, sendo muitos, parecendo um,

Sings this to thee, 'Thou single wilt prove none'.

Canta-te isto: 'Tu, sozinho, provarás ser ninguém'.

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9

Is it for fear to wet a widow's eye,

Será por medo de umedecer o olho de uma viúva,

That thou consum'st thyself in single life?

Que te consomes a ti mesmo na vida solitária?

Vocabulary

Eis
Behold; here is (archaic interjection)
que
That; which; what (relative/subordinating conjunction)
no
In the; on the (contraction of em+o)
oriente
East; orient; eastern direction
quando
When; at what time (temporal conjunction)
graciosa
Graceful; elegant; charming (feminine adjective)
luz
Light; illumination; brightness or clarity
Ergue
Raises; lifts up; elevates (third person singular)
sua
His; her; its; your (possessive adjective)
ardente
Burning; ardent; fiery; passionate (adjective)
cabeça
Head; the upper part of body
cada
Each; every; per (distributive adjective)
olho
Eye; organ of sight (noun)
abaixo
Below; beneath; down; under (preposition/adverb)
Presta
Offers; provides; pays (third person singular)
homenagem
Homage; tribute; respect shown to someone
nova
New; fresh; recent (feminine adjective)
aparecida
Appeared; emerged; come into view (feminine)
visão
Vision; sight; appearance or view
Servindo
Serving; working for; attending to (gerund)
com
With; by means of; in company of
olhares
Glances; looks; gazes (plural noun)
sagrada
Sacred; holy; consecrated (feminine adjective)
majestade
Majesty; dignity; royal or supreme quality
tendo
Having; possessing; holding (gerund of ter)
escalado
Climbed; scaled; ascended (past participle)
íngreme
Steep; having sharp slope (adjective)
colina
Hill; small mountain; elevated landform
celestial
Celestial; heavenly; of sky or heaven
forte
Strong; powerful; robust (adjective)
juventude
Youth; young age; period of being young
em
In; at; on; within (preposition)
meia-idade
Middle age; period between youth and old age
Ainda
Still; yet; even so (adverb)
assim
Thus; so; in this way (adverb)
mortais
Mortals; mortal beings; humans (plural noun)
adoram
Adore; worship; love greatly (third person plural)
beleza
Beauty; attractiveness; aesthetic quality
Assistindo
Attending; witnessing; being present at (gerund)
dourada
Golden; golden-colored (feminine adjective)
Mas
But; yet; however (coordinating conjunction)
do
Of the; from the (contraction of de+o)
mais
More; most; additional (adjective/adverb)
alto
High; tall; upper (adjective)
ponto
Point; dot; place or location
carro
Car; cart; vehicle (noun)
cansado
Tired; weary; fatigued (masculine adjective)
Como
How; as; like; in what way
débil
Weak; feeble; frail (adjective)
velhice
Old age; aging; advanced years of life
ele
He; him; it (personal pronoun)
vacila
Wavers; hesitates; wobbles (third person singular)
ao
To the; at the (contraction of a+o)
fim
End; conclusion; finish (noun)
dia
Day; daytime; period of light
Os
The; them (masculine plural article/pronoun)
olhos
Eyes; organs of sight (plural noun)
antes
Before; previously; formerly (adverb)
obedientes
Obedient; compliant; following orders (adjective)
agora
Now; at present; at this time
se
Himself; herself; oneself; reflexive pronoun
voltam
Turn; return; go back (third person plural)
De
Of; from; by; pertaining to
seu
His; her; its; your (possessive pronoun)
baixo
Low; under; beneath (adjective/adverb)
caminho
Path; way; road; route (noun)
olham
Look; gaze; observe (third person plural)
para
For; to; toward; in order to
outro
Other; another; different (adjective)
lado
Side; flank; lateral direction (noun)
Assim
Thus; so; in this manner (adverb)
tu
You; informal second person pronoun
ti
You; object form of informal second person
mesmo
Same; self; even; very (adjective/pronoun)
superando
Surpassing; exceeding; going beyond (gerund)
teu
Your; yours (informal possessive adjective)
meio-dia
Noon; midday; twelve o'clock (noun)
Morres
Die; pass away; cease living (second person)
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